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degen Also newer Nvidia cards which always dither are uncomfortable for me on any OS and driver combination.
Have you tried any G-sync monitors (native or Ultimate) with Nvidia cards?
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Quad43 Great! Does the laptop triggers you to feel the symptoms or is it "safe"? What's the model?
From what I've researched about the monitors during the last few days:
- It must be either "G-sync Ultimate" or "G-sync", as "G-sync compatible" monitors don't have the integrated processor that we are curious about. Which in theory might not use dithering when connected to Nvidia GPU. You can read more about it in this thread - @highradio came up with this idea.
- Avoid NanoIPS (some DELLs) as many people said that it causes them the symptoms.
- Simply check the model on Ledstrain and Google - something like "[model] eyestrain", just to make sure that others aren't getting the symptoms.
- Avoid 6 bits + FRC. I suggest choosing 8 bits or 8 bits + FRC, or 10 bits (if such exists). If it's 8 bits + FRC, make sure that on your first try you disable the FRC, so just choose 8 BPC in Nvidia Control Panel and not 10 BPC.
You can use: https://www.displayspecifications.com
MPaz It's "ok". Razer Blade Pro 17. Someone else here reported it was perfect with the nvidia 2070, I got the 2080 and it's ok but definitely get a little ache in the temples - which is very different what I get with Intel-based machines (above the eyes)
Any ideas which monitor model suits your above reqs?
It really depends on the budget. I suggest you to go over the list and check each. I'd also go with VA / IPS.
I will get my ASUS ROG Swift PG259QN in a couple of weeks, so you might try something else.
P.S. have you disabled your integrated GPU? There might be an option somewhere in the settings or in the BIOS as your laptop in theory shouldn't cause the symptoms, unless it still uses Intel GPU at some point.
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Only Intel GPU driver version for UHD 630 adapter (looks like there is a version of it for UHD 620 as well) that works on old pre Anniversary edition Windows 10 builds (I use Windows 10 2015 LTSB exclusively on all my machines, except for my desktop which I am experimenting dual-booting with Linux Mint 20.1. I also have 2015 LTSB on my Dell XPS 15 7590s, which was the last XPS 15 to support old Windows builds with some tweaking).
Yes the driver version is older, from 2017. But if I boot this same driver up on new Windows builds it is painful.
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More recently than when I started this thread I have been running my Nvidia Quadro K4000 on my desktop instead of the Intel GPU or GTX 650 Ti Boost. I haven't done enough A/B testing comparing to the other adapters but I've been tolerating it. I've switched to the viewpoint that with my graphics adapters in a pretty good place, good panels, tolerable OS, that most of my strain is coming from software sources now. Web browers which is well known now and others which were mentioned recently like Office and pdf readers.
Was accessing the website versions of Office on Pale Moon last night and that seemed more tolerable than the desktop application. Pale Moon is still my most comfortable browser (sometimes I think Waterfox Classic is OK, but I'm not sure. Pale Moon is better. Basilisk is another one I've been meaning to try).
degen Could you tell me where to get those drivers for UHD 630? I searched on Intel Downloadcenter and could only find 26.20.100.7985 as the oldest ones (from 3/25/2020)
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Alyosha2001 I wondered the same thing 